title: Aerosol addiction.
abstract: A case of dependency on prescribed pressurised aerosols in a patient with asthma and mild mental handicap is reported. The majority of reported cases involve young asthmatics, abuse being reported mainly using salbutamol inhalers although other inhalers have also given cause for concern. The agent of addition is uncertain although it may be the fluorinated hydrocarbons used as propellants, rather than the active substance itself.
authors.affiliation: University of Birmingham Academic Unit, Department of Mental Handicap, Monyhull Hospital.
authors.forename: V P
authors.initials: VP
authors.lastname: Prasher
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Corbett
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000336:Aerosols; D000420:Albuterol / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D001249:Asthma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D009330:Nebulizers and Vaporizers; D011605:Psychoses, Substance-Induced / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D012008:Recurrence; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation
chemical_list: D000336:Aerosols; D000420:Albuterol